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Samuel JensApril 10, 2024

“Fake news” legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024

“Whether intentional or not, the legislation we examined created potential opportunities to diminish opposing voices and decrease media freedom — both of which are particularly important in countries holding elections.”

Gretel KahnMarch 27, 2024

How Latinos became a key target for misinformation in the U.S. election

Three experts in fact-checking and misinformation explain how false narratives are created and spread to Spanish-speaking audiences.

Over 100 watchdog groups sign letter demanding Meta keep CrowdTangle running

Sarah ScireMarch 14, 2024

A window into Facebook closes as Meta sets a date to shut down CrowdTangle

CrowdTangle will close August 14. Meta has argued the tool was used to generate inaccurate and incomplete reports about Facebook.

A new AI-powered tool can help journalists detect audio deepfakes in Spanish

Magda OsmanJanuary 29, 2024

Disinformation often gets blamed for swaying elections, but the research isn’t so clear

“Our belief in free will is ultimately a reason so many of us back democracy in the first place. Denying it can arguably be more damaging than a few fake news posts lurking on social media.”

Madeleine BairOctober 24, 2023

What El Tímpano learned training 100+ Latino immigrants on disinformation defense

COVID-19 wasn’t the most common issue that workshop participants brought up. Neither was politics. What was? Consumer fraud.

Joshua BentonOctober 10, 2023

Elon Musk took the headlines away from Twitter — but you can bring them back with this one weird trick

This browser extension can help you undo one piece of the misinformation-related damage Musk has done to the newsiest of social platforms.

Sophie CulpepperAugust 30, 2023

With five old phones and some Pew data, the BBC’s Marianna Spring monitors social media from the inside

“The reason I have to have undercover voters is because social media sites won’t — and to some extent, can’t — tell you exactly what they’re recommending every single voter.”

Sophie CulpepperJuly 24, 2023

How a new two-minute quiz measures misinformation susceptibility

Results from a recent YouGov survey using the MIST suggest that younger Americans do a worse job than older Americans distinguishing real news from fake news.

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